diff --git a/lib/app/view/desktop_scaffold.dart b/lib/app/view/desktop_home_page.dart
similarity index 86%
rename from lib/app/view/desktop_scaffold.dart
rename to lib/app/view/desktop_home_page.dart
index cd61c5d53..9d4bc2875 100644
--- a/lib/app/view/desktop_scaffold.dart
+++ b/lib/app/view/desktop_home_page.dart
@@ -11,19 +11,20 @@ import '../../extensions/build_context_x.dart';
 import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
 import '../../patch_notes/patch_notes_dialog.dart';
 import '../../player/view/player_view.dart';
+import '../../podcasts/download_model.dart';
 import '../../settings/settings_model.dart';
 import '../app_model.dart';
 import '../connectivity_model.dart';
 import 'master_detail_page.dart';
 
-class DesktopScaffold extends StatefulWidget with WatchItStatefulWidgetMixin {
-  const DesktopScaffold({super.key});
+class DesktopHomePage extends StatefulWidget with WatchItStatefulWidgetMixin {
+  const DesktopHomePage({super.key});
 
   @override
-  State<DesktopScaffold> createState() => _DesktopScaffoldState();
+  State<DesktopHomePage> createState() => _DesktopHomePageState();
 }
 
-class _DesktopScaffoldState extends State<DesktopScaffold> {
+class _DesktopHomePageState extends State<DesktopHomePage> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ class _DesktopScaffoldState extends State<DesktopScaffold> {
       );
     }
 
+    registerStreamHandler(
+      select: (DownloadModel m) => m.messageStream,
+      initialValue: null,
+      handler: (context, snapshot, cancel) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          showSnackBar(context: context, content: Text(snapshot.data ?? ''));
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
     return Stack(
       alignment: Alignment.center,
       children: [
diff --git a/lib/app/view/desktop_musicpod_app.dart b/lib/app/view/desktop_musicpod_app.dart
index 76a66ef2e..3e0ff64b2 100644
--- a/lib/app/view/desktop_musicpod_app.dart
+++ b/lib/app/view/desktop_musicpod_app.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import '../../library/library_model.dart';
 import '../../radio/radio_model.dart';
 import '../../settings/settings_model.dart';
 import '../connectivity_model.dart';
-import 'desktop_scaffold.dart';
+import 'desktop_home_page.dart';
 import 'splash_screen.dart';
 
 class DesktopMusicPodApp extends StatefulWidget
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class _DesktopMusicPodAppState extends State<DesktopMusicPodApp> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final themeIndex = watchPropertyValue((SettingsModel m) => m.themeIndex);
     final phoenix = phoenixTheme(color: widget.accent ?? Colors.greenAccent);
+
     return MaterialApp(
       debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
       themeMode: ThemeMode.values[themeIndex],
@@ -69,11 +70,9 @@ class _DesktopMusicPodAppState extends State<DesktopMusicPodApp> {
       onGenerateTitle: (context) => kAppTitle,
       home: FutureBuilder(
         future: _initFuture,
-        builder: (context, snapshot) {
-          return snapshot.data == true
-              ? const DesktopScaffold()
-              : const SplashScreen();
-        },
+        builder: (context, snapshot) => snapshot.data == true
+            ? const DesktopHomePage()
+            : const SplashScreen(),
       ),
       scrollBehavior: const MaterialScrollBehavior().copyWith(
         dragDevices: {
diff --git a/lib/app/view/mobile_page.dart b/lib/app/view/mobile_page.dart
index ba4782c0f..ac1990b7b 100644
--- a/lib/app/view/mobile_page.dart
+++ b/lib/app/view/mobile_page.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:watch_it/watch_it.dart';
 
+import '../../common/view/snackbars.dart';
 import '../../extensions/build_context_x.dart';
 import '../../player/view/full_height_player.dart';
 import '../../player/view/player_view.dart';
+import '../../podcasts/download_model.dart';
 import '../app_model.dart';
 import 'mobile_bottom_bar.dart';
 
@@ -20,21 +22,28 @@ class MobilePage extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
     final fullWindowMode =
         watchPropertyValue((AppModel m) => m.fullWindowMode) ?? false;
 
-    return Material(
-      color: context.theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
-      child: Stack(
+    registerStreamHandler(
+      select: (DownloadModel m) => m.messageStream,
+      initialValue: null,
+      handler: (context, snapshot, cancel) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          showSnackBar(context: context, content: Text(snapshot.data ?? ''));
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    return Scaffold(
+      extendBody: true,
+      extendBodyBehindAppBar: true,
+      body: Stack(
         fit: StackFit.expand,
         children: [
           page,
           if (fullWindowMode)
-            const Hero(
-              tag: 'full_height_player',
-              child: Scaffold(
-                extendBody: true,
-                extendBodyBehindAppBar: true,
-                body: FullHeightPlayer(
-                  playerPosition: PlayerPosition.fullWindow,
-                ),
+            Material(
+              color: context.theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
+              child: const FullHeightPlayer(
+                playerPosition: PlayerPosition.fullWindow,
               ),
             )
           else
diff --git a/lib/podcasts/download_model.dart b/lib/podcasts/download_model.dart
index b6dfcbba2..ee0f52d47 100644
--- a/lib/podcasts/download_model.dart
+++ b/lib/podcasts/download_model.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:safe_change_notifier/safe_change_notifier.dart';
 
 import '../common/data/audio.dart';
-import '../l10n/l10n.dart';
 import '../library/library_service.dart';
 import '../settings/settings_service.dart';
 
@@ -25,6 +24,15 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
 
   final _values = <String, double?>{};
   final _cancelTokens = <String, CancelToken?>{};
+  final _messageStreamController = StreamController<String>.broadcast();
+  String _lastMessage = '';
+  void _addMessage(String message) {
+    if (message == _lastMessage) return;
+    _lastMessage = message;
+    _messageStreamController.add(message);
+  }
+
+  Stream<String> get messageStream => _messageStreamController.stream;
 
   double? getValue(String? url) => _values[url];
   void setValue({
@@ -41,10 +49,7 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
-  Future<void> deleteDownload({
-    required BuildContext context,
-    required Audio? audio,
-  }) async {
+  Future<void> deleteDownload({required Audio? audio}) async {
     if (audio?.url != null &&
         _settingsService.downloadsDir != null &&
         audio?.website != null) {
@@ -67,8 +72,9 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   Future<void> startDownload({
-    required BuildContext context,
     required Audio? audio,
+    required String canceledMessage,
+    required String finishedMessage,
   }) async {
     final downloadsDir = _settingsService.downloadsDir;
     if (audio?.url == null || downloadsDir == null) return;
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
 
     final path = p.join(downloadsDir, _createAudioDownloadId(audio));
     await _download(
-      context: context,
+      canceledMessage: canceledMessage,
       url: url,
       path: path,
       name: audio.title ?? '',
@@ -104,13 +110,8 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
           path: path,
           feedUrl: audio.website!,
         );
-        if (context.mounted) {
-          ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
-            SnackBar(
-              content: Text(context.l10n.downloadFinished(audio.title ?? '')),
-            ),
-          );
-        }
+        _addMessage(finishedMessage);
+
         _cancelTokens.containsKey(url)
             ? _cancelTokens.update(url, (value) => null)
             : _cancelTokens.putIfAbsent(url, () => null);
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   Future<Response<dynamic>?> _download({
-    required BuildContext context,
     required String url,
     required String path,
     required String name,
+    required String canceledMessage,
   }) async {
     _cancelTokens.containsKey(url)
         ? _cancelTokens.update(url, (value) => CancelToken())
@@ -146,14 +147,17 @@ class DownloadModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
 
       String? message;
       if (e.toString().contains('[request cancelled]')) {
-        message = context.l10n.downloadCancelled(name);
+        message = canceledMessage;
       }
 
-      if (context.mounted) {
-        ScaffoldMessenger.of(context)
-            .showSnackBar(SnackBar(content: Text(message ?? e.toString())));
-      }
+      _addMessage(message ?? e.toString());
       return null;
     }
   }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> dispose() async {
+    await _messageStreamController.close();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/podcasts/view/download_button.dart b/lib/podcasts/view/download_button.dart
index 598c55738..d95634ea5 100644
--- a/lib/podcasts/view/download_button.dart
+++ b/lib/podcasts/view/download_button.dart
@@ -55,10 +55,16 @@ class DownloadButton extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
               ? null
               : () {
                   if (download) {
-                    model.deleteDownload(context: context, audio: audio);
+                    model.deleteDownload(audio: audio);
                   } else {
                     addPodcast?.call();
-                    model.startDownload(context: context, audio: audio);
+                    model.startDownload(
+                      finishedMessage:
+                          context.l10n.downloadFinished(audio?.title ?? ''),
+                      canceledMessage:
+                          context.l10n.downloadCancelled(audio?.title ?? ''),
+                      audio: audio,
+                    );
                   }
                 },
           iconSize: iconSize,
diff --git a/lib/register.dart b/lib/register.dart
index cb8409a73..a25483e3c 100644
--- a/lib/register.dart
+++ b/lib/register.dart
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ Future<void> registerDependencies({required List<String> args}) async {
         libraryService: di<LibraryService>(),
         dio: di<Dio>(),
       ),
+      dispose: (s) => s.dispose(),
     )
     ..registerLazySingleton<SearchModel>(
       () => SearchModel(